NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works will receive sealed electronic bids at bpwbids@southbendin.gov until 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on April 14, 2025, for the following: 2026 Street and Sewer Material Bid Project No. 126-015 The Title of the Bid and Project Number (where applicable) as described above must be included in the subject line of the email to which you have attached your bid. The name of the company/vendor, address, contact email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email. Detailed instructions and information, including the link to the Reserved Mailbox for electronic bid submittals, is available at southbendin.gov/bids. This project includes the furnishing of materials to be used by the Street Department, Sewer Department, and other City of South Bend agencies for the year 2026 and the first part of the year 2027. The Contract Documents are on file and available for public inspection or purchase commencing on the first advertise date during regular working hours at American Reprographics Company ("ARC", located at 1303 Northside Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, 46615), www.e-arc.com/location/south.bend/ (574) 287-2944, toll free at (800) 783-7231. There will be a non-refundable charge for reproduction as set by ARC for every set of documents for all bidders. Additionally, the Contract Documents will be available that same day for inspection at MACIAF, 212 W. Colfax Ave. South Bend, IN 46601. Electronic bids must be on the City of South Bend Contractor's Bid for Public Work Form Each bidder or contractor (hereinafter the contractor) must comply with "City of South Bend EEO Contracting Provision Diversity Utilization" included in the specifications as to each construction trade it intends to use on this construction contract and all other construction work (both federal and non-federal) in the St. Joseph County area during the performance of this contract or subcontract. The contractor commits itself to the goals for minority manpower and all other requirements, terms and conditions of these bid conditions by submitting a properly sealed bid. Woman and Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (W/MBE) are encouraged to respond to this notification. It is the sole responsibility of the potential bidder to comply with all submission requirements applicable to the bidder in Section 6-63 of the Responsible Bidder Ordinance no later than the date of the public bid opening. Please note: The City reserves the right to request supplemental information provided by the bidder, and may also conduct random inquiries of the bidder's current and previous customers regardless of pre-qualified status. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept a full or partial award of the bid or bids which, in its judgment, will be to the best interests of the City of South Bend. If the Board elects to award the base bid plus any alternate(s), the Board will look at the totality of the cost when determining the lowest, responsive and responsible bid. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Hillary Horvath, Clerk Publish two (2) times: March 13, 2026 March 20, 2026 March 13, 20 2026 LSBN0477383